Easier option, wire up a small circuit with a light, put a push switch on it and a flashing led! Then the LED can go on your monitor and it'll attract your attention. Add a small speaker and stuff aswell if you want sound. Not very expensive.

Re: Connection-boards?

Originally posted by FearOfTheDark Back in school I remeber that we used these
electronic-connection-boards, to connect electrodes and stuff to the LPT-port. Does someone know what these things are called, and where you can get them?

I'm planning to connect a button to it from the kitchen, so that my mum can push on it when the food is on the table! :-)

Can she not just shout you? Do you live in a 120 room mansion or something and the kitchen is like 'in the East wing?'

Her next present to you.

A big gong or bell that she can ring.

The only good thing about freezing beyond feeling in the final Nordic ski race was that I couldn't feel that tumble I did going about 30 mph, maybe more.
On the other hand, not feeling any part of my body for 30 minutes was scary, especialy for my manhood.

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Dream: linux, mandrake, then slackware.

You don't need a board!

You don't need a board to connect a switch. Just a cable! (Although, some static-shock protection would be a good idea.)You can find some info about programming the ports at www.beyondlogic.org and a shipload of info about the hardware at www.epanorama.net

If you're using WinXP, Win2K, or Win NT, you have to use a kernel mode driver to access the hardware ports. You're OK with Win98.

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